Check-book



T. J. DONNELL.

CHECK BOOK.

APPLICATioN HVLED FEB. 18. m9.

Pa-rened June 3, 1919'.

LSOHL i ITE THOMAS J'. DONNELL, 0F JENKIN' TOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHECK-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1919.

Application tiled February 18, 1919. Serial No. 277,840.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. DONNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jenkintown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Books, of which the following is a specication.

This invention has for its object to provide a check book equipped with strips of blotting material arranged to absorb the superfiuous ink from the writing on both the check and its stub.

Another object is the provision of a check blotting strip carried by Vone of the stubs located at approximately the center of the book which is vdesigned to be utilized-for blotting the last half of the checks to be used out of the book, thereby affording a clean and effective blotting surface for the last several checks to be used.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the novel features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described in the following specification and set forth with particularity in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Fio'ure l represents a fragmentary perspective view of the book,

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the intermediate blotting strip,

Fig. 3 represents an edge elevation of the book closed, and

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of one of the checks and stubs showing the, blot- Ating material applied to the back of the stub for blotting the ink upon the next successive stub.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar ,reference numerals designate corresponding' parts throughout the several views,- the numerals 5 and 6 indicate the front and back of the bookv which are connected by the binding strip 7 forming a support for the stub sheets 8 which carry the checks 9. The check 9 is divided Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the from the stub by the usual line of perforations l0 to permit the check to be conveniently torn out and the front of the check and likewise the front of the stub may be marked in any approved manner.

Blotting strips ll and 12 are secured by adhesive or other material to the inner eX- tremities of the front and back 5 and 6 respectively and are designed to absorb ink on the adjacent surfaces of the pages of the check book. Y

The blotting strip l1 carried by the front 5 is designed to absorb the superfluous ink from the writing on the front faces of the several checks up to the intermediate blotting strip 13 which latter is located at approximately the center of the check book and is fastened to the back of one of the stubs 8. lVhen the checks of the book up to this point have been written it is probable that the absorbing qualities of the blotting strip 1l will have become impaired and to afford an adequate blotting surface for the remaining checks of the book, the intermediate blotting strip 13 is utilized. The writing upon the several stubs 8 is prevented from being blurred or blotted by direct contact of the stubs when the book is closed by the relatively narrow strip of .blotting material 14 secured to the back of each stub.

In addition to the practical utility of the blotting strips in absorbing the superfluous iuid, the exposed surfaces of the strips may be utilized to advantage in displaying desired advertising matter which may be printed or otherwise marked thereon.

That I claim is:

A check book including a front and back covers, stubs and checks carried by the stubs bound in said book, strips of absorbent material secured to the backs of the stubs, a strip of absorbent material secured to the inner surface of the front, and a supplementary strip of absorbent material bound between the checks.

Intestimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

THOMAS J. DONNELL.

Commissioner of Patents,-

Washington, .'D. G. 

